Clean Solent Shores and Seas

Objectives

The Clean Solent Shores and Seas (Clean Solent) project is a framework to ‘collate and share’ water quality resources and initiatives, to help improve awareness and influence best practice and behaviour in the Solent. 

In 2025, the Independent Water Commission produced a report on the state of UK water. There are 88 recommendations. 

Clean Solent Information by Sector

• Litter
• Microplastics
• Nutrients
• Polluting contaminants
• Oil pollution
• Non-Native Species
• Acidification

Clean Solent Information by Topic

• Species and Habitats
• Amenity and Public Health
• Boating
• Ports and Industry
• Farming
• Fisheries
• Governance and Management 

General Resources

• Water quality data
• Bathing water data explorer
• Southern Water Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans